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deprive

Syllabification: (de·prive)

Pronunciation: /diˈprīv/

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Definition of deprive

verb

[with object]

deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something:the city was deprived of its water supplies
archaic depose (someone, especially a clergyman) from office:Archbishop Bancroft deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen

Derivatives

deprival

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'depose from office'): from Old French depriver, from medieval Latin deprivare, from de- 'away, completely' + privare (see private)